tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post3530525830026995012..comments2024-03-06T22:56:05.646+00:00Comments on Ackworth born, gone West: a poem in the classroomGerald (Ackworth born)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10972748175799683560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-52833179190564468142007-04-24T18:10:00.000+01:002007-04-24T18:10:00.000+01:00I think it opens them up to poetry by opening up w...I think it opens them up to poetry by opening up word play for them and by working as a group exchanging ideas. Is it my imagination or is there a resurgence of poetry in elementary schools? I've read recently of an American and know of a Mexican school using parent volunteers to teach poetry to 5th graders, the latter is all boys and they seem to love the class.Marcia (MeeAugraphie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00656288704821106002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-41039367118022743362007-04-21T17:13:00.000+01:002007-04-21T17:13:00.000+01:00What I wanted to say is: Is it sad or inevitable t...What I wanted to say is: Is it sad or inevitable that a whole relationship can be broken down into just those few encounters? <BR/><BR/>But then I found myself responding to Chris: I'd have thought that approach could encourage the student to consider the impilcations of word choice, and how a simple word can work differently in different situation, reinforcing the idea of writing shared process between exploring other people's work and then producing something of your own. But what do I know?<BR/><BR/>Sounds interesting anyway.Mimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549790359115165117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-55935536881572933302007-04-21T11:21:00.000+01:002007-04-21T11:21:00.000+01:00Do you think that sort of 'workshop' approach has ...Do you think that sort of 'workshop' approach has a beneficial effect on students' appreciation of what poetry actually is? or merely on opening up their writing? I tend to think it reduces creativity to the level of painting by numbers. But I always had a horror of worksheets in the classroom anyway ...Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.com